Shipping and display pallet assembly

Abstract

A lightweight shipping and display assembly of corrugated board for containing packages of frangible food items, the assembly having a vertical axis and comprising an upright stack of pallets each having a horizontal floor spaced vertically from an adjacent upper pallet by spacer means comprising a plurality of interconnected arms generally horizontally arrayed and having upper and lower edges, wherein the lower edges rest on the floor, wherein the upper edges are formed with upper adjacent floor contact portions and vertically extended lock tabs, wherein the tabs have been inserted thru slots in an adjacent upper floor to provide a first stop means, wherein a raised rim means surrounds the periphery of the floor and provides on its inner surface shoulder means adapted to engage end portions of the support arms to provide second stop means, said first and second stop means preventing independent individual rotation of any structures of said assembly about the vertical axis, and wherein the support arms extend radially outward from the vertical axis in a laterally spaced generally wedge shaped pattern to provide open front item storage and display alcove areas which are readily viewable around the assembly.